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just few days ago i posted about EVH's Frankenstrat and today i found that one of my friend is Eddie's big fan (he's not a guitarist, he's a keyboardist). i never knew that until i saw him with his motorbike today. An EVH frankenstrat theme motorcycle and it's cute!. here I share its pic:   am I right or what? i saw a lot of people have similar ideas about getting inspired by their idols. Actually it's the best idea so far in learning guitar. get inspired by your favorite guitarists. you can start with almost everything and every element of this "get inspired" idea will help you in finding your guitar playing identity. surely you know what I'm talking about now isn't about being a copycat, while actually it is fun when we can do our guitar idol licks and show them off :D well, since I'm a guitar learner, and i guess I'm a novice, so there's nothing more i can talk about this getting inspired idea. all i can do is sharing mo...

while famous frankentele is Steve Morse 's, the Frankenstrat is Eddie Van Halen's creation. The name itself comes from the combination of Frankenstein name and Stratocaster, a famous Fender guitar model. for your information it is a american national treasure, "Frankenstrat" copy can be found at Washington D.C.'s American History Museum. The Frankenstrat is Van Halen's effort in combining the Fender appearance with classic Gibson guitar tonality. It was Gibson PAF humbucking bridge pickup, Floyd Rose tremolo and chrome hardware installed on ash Stratocaster body, maple neck and fretboard. Eddie painted it several times, and the now famous color combination is red body with white and black stripes. the Frankenstrat what he did is a heavy-modification. The Frankenstrat neck was continually being changed over times. and The first bridge was '58 Fender tremolo then he changed it to Floyd Rose bridges. The placement of the 1971 quarter was a spo...